CIBED - - Barringtonia

Barringtonia asiatica Barringtonia ‘Utu ^RR

f.LECYTHIDACEAE Barringtonias

Barringtonia asiatica Barringtonia ‘Utu ^RR

f.LECYTHIDACEAE Barringtonias

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Intl. NamesBarringtonia ^EN Barringtonia ^EN Box‑fruit Tree ^EN Heart Tree ^EN Yum‑yum Tree ^EN Bonnet d'Évèque ^FR

Local Names‘Utu^{RR,MG,AT,MK,MT,AK,PL,MH,RK} Hutu^TNs,TNw Wutu^PK

Pacific NamesFutu ^SAM

Sci. NamesBarringtonia asiatica (accepted name) , Mammea asiatica, Barringtonia butonica, Barringtonia speciosa

High Tax. Eng.k.Plants, p.Flowering Plants, f.Barringtonias - a tree

High Tax. Latink.PLANTAE, p.ANTHOPHYTA, c.MAGNOLIOPSIDA, sc.DILLENIIDAE, o.Lecythidales, f.LECYTHIDACEAE

Natl. PresencePresent

Sth. PresenceRR⁺⁺⁺MG⁺⁺⁺⁺AT⁺⁺⁺⁺MK⁺⁺⁺MT⁺⁺AK^++?PL⁺MN⁺TK⁺

Nth. PresenceTN⁺MH^PRK^PPK⁺NS^-SW⁺⁺

VouchersMN²⁰²⁴ PK²⁰⁰⁴ SW¹⁹⁸⁵

Local OriginNative; Resident

Global RangeNative: Madagascar - Societies; n. to Asia & ne.Australia;

HabitatLand; Lowlands, Coastal, Horticultural Zone; Uplands

ThreatenedNo Content

InvasivenessNo Content

BiosecurityNo Content

Medical StatusMedicine

Harmful StatusHarmful - serious; poisonous to eat

UsesMaterial - for fishing

IdentificationA large low-branching tree to 20m. LEAVES: terminal clusters; very large, green with pale veins; long-oval with broad, rounded tip; to 60x25cm[LxW]. FLOWERS: night blooming, falling early morning; terminal clusters; large, brush-like: long-stamens tomore... 10cm (= 'brush bristles'), white tipped pink, small white petals. FRUIT: hanging; large, green; 4 (-5) sided (like an inverted pyramid).

Similar SpeciesEdible Barringtonia (Barringtonia edulis) differs in having more...far smaller, oval, purplish fruit; diurnal flowers in hanging clusters; and very thin-oval leaves.

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Vernacular Names

English and International Names

Barringtonia ^EN Barringtonia^EN Box-fruit Tree^EN Heart Tree^EN Yum-yum Tree^EN Bonnet D'évèque^FR

Pacific Names

Futu ^SAM

Local Names

‘Utu^{RR,MG,AT,MK,MT,AK,PL,MH,RK} Hutu^TNs,TNw Wutu^PK

National Name: ‘Utu ^RR

Island	Status	Main name
National name	RR	‘Utu
Rarotonga	+++	‘Utu
Mangaia	++++	‘Utu
Ātiu	++++	‘Utu
Ma‘uke	+++	‘Utu
Miti‘āro	++	‘Utu
Aitutaki	++?	‘Utu
Palmerston	+	‘Utu
Tongareva-write	+	Hutu
Tongareva-speak	+	Hutu
Manihiki	P	‘Utu
Rakahanga	P	‘Utu
Pukapuka	+	Wutu
Nassau	-	A,nN

Scientific Names and Taxonomy

National Distribution & Vouchers

National Presence:

Present

Oceanic

islands: [ , {label: 'Rarotonga', stroke: '#009900', fill: '#00CC00', symbol: 'GR', tris: '', trif: '', top: 404.5, left: 210.5, labelLeft: 222, labelTop: 404} , {label: 'Mangaia', stroke: '#009900', fill: '#00CC00', symbol: 'GR', tris: '', trif: '', top: 427.5, left: 261.5, labelLeft: 274, labelTop: 426} , {label: 'Ātiu', stroke: '#009900', fill: '#00CC00', symbol: 'GR', tris: '', trif: '', top: 372.5, left: 261.5, labelLeft: 244, labelTop: 382} , {label: 'Ma‘uke', stroke: '#009900', fill: '#00CC00', symbol: 'GR', tris: '', trif: '', top: 374.5, left: 282.5, labelLeft: 284, labelTop: 385} , {label: 'Miti‘āro', stroke: '#009900', fill: '#00CC00', symbol: 'GR', tris: '', trif: '', top: 358.5, left: 274.5, labelLeft: 283, labelTop: 351} , {label: 'Aitutaki', stroke: '#009900', fill: '#00CC00', symbol: 'GR', tris: '', trif: '', top: 334.5, left: 210.5, labelLeft: 209, labelTop: 321} , {label: 'Palmerston', stroke: '#009900', fill: '#00CC00', symbol: 'GR', tris: '', trif: '', top: 309.5, left: 112.5, labelLeft: 124, labelTop: 309} , {label: 'Manuae', stroke: '#009900', fill: '#00CC00', symbol: 'GR', tris: '', trif: '', top: 346.5, left: 234.5, labelLeft: 244, labelTop: 338} , {label: 'Takūtea', stroke: '#009900', fill: '#00CC00', symbol: 'GR', tris: '', trif: '', top: 362.5, left: 254.5, labelLeft: 211, labelTop: 363} , {label: 'Tongareva', stroke: '#009900', fill: '#00CC00', symbol: 'GR', tris: '', trif: '', top: 32.5, left: 260.5, labelLeft: 205, labelTop: 31} , {label: 'Manihiki', stroke: '#009900', fill: '#00CC00', symbol: 'GR', tris: '', trif: '', top: 80.5, left: 175.5, labelLeft: 187, labelTop: 80} , {label: 'Rakahanga', stroke: '#009900', fill: '#00CC00', symbol: 'GR', tris: '', trif: '', top: 63.5, left: 173.5, labelLeft: 186, labelTop: 63} , {label: 'Pukapuka', stroke: '#009900', fill: '#00CC00', symbol: 'GR', tris: '', trif: '', top: 88.5, left: 33.5, labelLeft: 45, labelTop: 88} , {label: 'Nassau', stroke: '#990000', fill: '#CC0000', symbol: 'RR', tris: '', trif: '', top: 108.5, left: 46.5, labelLeft: 59, labelTop: 108} , {label: 'Suwarrow', stroke: '#009900', fill: '#00CC00', symbol: 'GR', tris: '', trif: '', top: 162.5, left: 115.5, labelLeft: 127, labelTop: 162} ] , legend: [{label: 'Not Assessed', top: 235, stroke: '#0000a0', fill: '#ffffff', symbol: 'WR', tris: '', trif: ''}, {label: 'Present', top: 250, stroke: '#009900', fill: '#00CC00', symbol: 'GR', tris: '', trif: ''}, {label: '? Present', top: 265, stroke: '#006600', fill: '#00CC00', symbol: 'GWR', tris: '#ACACAC', trif: '#ffffff'}, {label: 'Absent', top: 280, stroke: '#C00000', fill: '#CC0000', symbol: 'RR', tris: '', trif: ''}, {label: '? Absent', top: 295, stroke: '#C00000', fill: '#CC0000', symbol: 'RWR', tris: '#c0c0c0', trif: '#ffffff'}, {label: 'Intercepted', top: 312, stroke: '#990000', fill: '#CC0000', symbol: 'RDR', tris: '#000000', trif: '#000000'}, {label: 'Extirpated/Extinct', top: 331, stroke: '#006600', fill: '#00CC00', symbol: 'RGR', tris: '#660000', trif: '#CC0000'} ]

Island	Status
Rarotonga	+++
Mangaia	++++
Ātiu	++++
Ma‘uke	+++
Miti‘āro	++
Aitutaki	++?
Palmerston	+
Manuae	+
Takūtea	+
Tongareva	+	Intro Recent
Manihiki	Present
Rakahanga	Present
Pukapuka	+
Nassau	Absent
Suwarrow	++

Vouchers for:
Barringtonia asiatica

Cook Islands

Southern

Northern

Oceanic

Rarotonga

Mangaia

Ātiu

Ma‘uke

Miti‘āro

Aitutaki

Palmerston

Manuae _____ 2024 2fs fieldspecimen 2024-10, fieldspecimen, reported in Steibl et al. (2025) "Terrestrial biodiversity of Manuae atoll, Cook Islands".

Takūtea

Tongareva

Manihiki

Rakahanga

Pukapuka _____ 2004 2fsP fieldspecimen+photo fieldspecimen+photo, 2/2004, G.McCormack with ID as Barringtonia asiatica.

Nassau

Suwarrow _____ 1985 2fs fieldspecimen 1985-09/10, fieldspecimen, a few, in 1986-02 report G.McCormack to Sec. Internal Affairs with ID Barringtonia.

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McCormack, Gerald (2026) Cook Islands Biodiversity & Ethnobiology Database, Version 2026.05.19 - Cook Islands Natural Heritage Trust, Rarotonga. Online at https://naturalheritage.gov.ck/cibed
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